Liquid Nutrition For The Athlete

Summary:

Do energy drinks really provide energy? Do athletes truly require products such as Gatorade or Powerade? What about beverages such as chocolate milk — do they contain too much sugar for an athlete? For athletes, whether recreational or competitive, the proper fuel is as vital as training to performance. The right combination of nutrients helps athletes excel at their sports. Proper nutritional intake staves off fatigue, including the underperformance some athletes experience even though they “feel good.” Proper liquid nutrition accomplishes these things within tight time constraints while avoiding gastrointestinal disturbance. By understanding the ingredients of various sports drinks, liquid meal-replacement drinks and energy drinks, registered dietitian nutritionists and other healthcare professionals can recommend appropriate products to their athlete clients based on sport-specific fuel requirements to maximize both training and performance.

Objectives:

The goal of this continuing education program on liquid nutrition for the athlete is to educate registered dietitian nutritionists and other healthcare professionals working with recreational and competitive athletes about how sports drinks, liquid meal-replacement drinks, energy drinks and other beverages can meet an athlete’s fuel and convenience needs, as well as discussing these drinks’ potential pitfalls.

After studying the material presented here, you will be able to:

List multiple benefits of liquid meal-replacement drinks

Define the criteria for consuming sports drinks

Describe the difference between a sports drink and an energy drink

Accreditation Information

This course is intended for multiple professions, including dietitians, athletic trainers, fitness professionals, and massage therapists.

Athletic professionals: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.

For the version accredited or approved for another profession, go to your specific profession at www.continuingeducation.com. If you have a CE Direct login ID and password (generally provided by your employer), please log in as you normally would at lms.nurse.com and search for this topic title.

Relias LLC (formerly OnCourse Learning) is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for Certified Athletic Trainers (provider #P1000). This program has been approved for a maximum of 1 hour of Category A continuing education. Difficulty level: essential

OnCourse Learning is also approved by the Florida Board of Athletic Training (provider # 50-1489).

Unless stated above, the planners and authors of this course have declared no relevant conflicts of interest that relate to this educational activity. OnCourse Learning guarantees this educational activity is free from bias.

This course completion will be electronically reported to CE Broker as required per Florida Statute 456.025(7). Click here to view your CE Broker transcript and check the status of your CE requirements with a FREE 7-day CE Broker trial subscription. It may take up to 24 hours for the course to appear on your CE Broker transcript.

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